Record ID: HAMP-7F8361
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn, overcleaned copper-alloy nummus of an uncertain tetrarchic ruler, dating to AD 294-307 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: probably GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Possibly mint of Lyon.
This coin has been pierced, presumably for use as a jewellery item at a later date. Although this practice occurred in the Roman period it is most commonly documented as an early-medieval practice. The piercing respects neither obverse or reverse designs.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2015Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Steep CP', grid reference and parish protected.